UCU warned of court battle if strike against minister progresses

Union threat could prove to be more about ‘propaganda’, with legality of pursuing dispute against education secretary questioned

Judge university courses on graduate earnings, says IFS

Wage metric can help better measure student outcomes, concludes long-awaited study commissioned by the UK government

Need for foreign engineers ‘won’t change without fee reform’

University tuition fee freezes seen as key barrier to expansion of domestic IT and engineering workforce, restricting Labour’s goal of meeting skills gaps

‘Time to be imaginative,’ says new Universities Australia chair

With international students being squeezed, both government and industry must ‘grapple with university funding realities’, according to Carolyn Evans

Fulbright applicants whose research focuses on DEI disqualified

Hong Kong PolyU sees jump in China applicants amid US tensions

University president believes strained relations bring opportunities for Hong Kong’s development but warns international collaborations increasingly at risk

University reform vital in tough times, Romania’s new leader told

Former professor, who saw off challenge from far right, urged to prioritise changes to education and research despite country’s stark financial problems

Student support to become ‘primary focus’ amid AI rise – Peck

Development of tools that can provide personalised learning will leave universities to focus on professional and personal development, incoming chair of OfS says

Are private colleges dragging down the reputation of UK HE?

The OfS’ recent imposition of its first fines over franchised provision highlighted what some regard as the dark underbelly of UK higher education. But is there really a significant problem in the...

Staff back strikes over University of Bradford cuts

Union fears more than 300 jobs at risk as institution plans to close chemistry and film courses

Goldsmiths to make more cuts after ‘critical’ policy changes

Institution facing ‘significant’ deficit as falling recruitment leaves it unable to cover rising costs

Scientists face ‘pivot penalty’ for changing research focus

Even extreme interest in Covid-19 science was not enough to overcome citation loss associated with switching to a different research track, say US economists

Ten candidates make Cambridge chancellor election shortlist

Race lacks obvious front runner, with Mohamed El-Erian largely unknown outside academia and Sandi Toksvig proving divisive

Half of international students put off by shorter graduate visa

Survey finds UK plans to restrict amount of time someone can stay post-study could affect enrolments – but interest remains high

Using fees to cross-subsidise research ‘a huge strategic risk’

Australia’s ‘addiction’ to foreign students’ fees and its penchant for ‘little bits and pieces of reform’ are threats to sovereign research capability, press club hears